Yellow longnose butterfly fish (forceps butterfly), Forcipiger flavissimus, Maui, Hawaii

Yellow longnose butterfly fish (forceps butterfly).

Species: Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish, Humpback Whale, Forcipiger flavissimus, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 00286
Format: Film 3:2

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Categories:

Animal > Fish > Fish Anatomy > Color and Pattern > False Eye Spot
Animal > Fish > Fish Anatomy > Color and Pattern > Stripe
Animal > Fish > Marine Fish > Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae)
Animal > Fish > Marine Fish > Indo-Pacific
Location > Oceans > Pacific > Hawaiian Islands
Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Location > USA > Hawaii
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.